The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum plans to produce approximately 40 to 50 million cubic feet of natural gas from the Zohr 6 well in Egypt this June.
A government official informed Al-Arabiya Business that Italian company Eni is accelerating efforts to begin natural gas production from “Zohr 6” through its joint venture with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation, Petrobel. This aims to meet the Egyptian market’s gas needs for production and operational processes, particularly for the electricity and industrial sectors.
According to the official, the company is currently undertaking water leak prevention operations in the wells. This involves isolation through injection processes and the use of certain chemicals to prevent water leakage and formation during gas production from the field, which is located in the Mediterranean Sea off Egypt.
The Ministry of Petroleum announced last January that a drilling vessel had arrived in Egyptian waters, signaling the resumption of plans to develop the offshore field and boost production.
In July 2024, during a visit by the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum to the Zohr field, Petrobel Chairman Khaled Mouafi confirmed that investments since the start of the partnership with Eni had reached approximately $39 billion. Of this, about one-third, or $13.5 billion, had been spent on developing the Zohr field itself, with ambitious future plans for further investment.
Zohr field production
The official noted that Zohr gas production currently stands at 1.1 to 1.2 billion cubic feet per day, representing nearly 30 percent of Egypt’s total gas output.
He indicated that the Egyptian government is relying on drilling operations in the Zohr field to add new gas volumes and meet domestic consumption. He also explained that cooperation plans between the Egyptian government and Italy’s Eni also aim to develop production facilities at the processing plant.
In March 2025, the National United Petroleum Services Company (NESR) secured a nine-month contract worth $120 million to supply chemicals for the Zohr gas field. These chemicals are used for well injection to prevent water leakage, as Ayman Hammam, NESR’s regional director for Egypt, told Al-Arabiya Business.
The official further confirmed that, through its foreign partners, the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum successfully drilled 8 gas wells and evaluated another 8 wells in offshore concession areas in the Mediterranean Sea between July 2024 and last May.
He pointed out that the drilling and evaluation work for a total of 16 wells contributed to 5 new gas discoveries in the Mediterranean during 2024-2025, which are expected to significantly boost domestic natural gas production in the medium term.
He affirmed that a decline in domestic gas production has prompted the Egyptian government to secure over 1.6 billion cubic feet per day of gas via pipelines and LNG shipments. This volume is necessary to cover between 25 percent and 30 percent of the gap between gas production and consumption in Egypt.
Egypt to operate one of Mediterranean’s largest gas wells in June, producing 50 million cubic feet daily Egypt Independent.
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